Nu Ethnic Minority Group, which has a long history and mainly inhabits Yunnan Province, Southwest China, has some distinctive marriage customs. Just like the ballad goes, "the auntie's daughter doesn't yield to others", the mother's brother ...
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Temple fairs have been a part of daily life in Beijing for hundreds of years becoming especially popular during the Qing dynasty. Scattered all over the city so residents could easily make their way to the nearest, some fairs were held as ...
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The Qiang ethnic minority lives mainly in the counties of the Aba Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan; Maowen Qiang Autonomous County is the largest area that is home to the Qiang. The Qiang have a profound history of over 3,000 years as ...
Tags: The Qiang Nationality, Language, Character, Belief, Crafts, Food
Population and Distribution: The Salar ethnic minority mainly inhabits the Xunhua Salar Autonomous County of Qinghai Province. However, the Salar can also be found in the Gansu Province and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According ...
Tags: The Salar Nationality, Language, Character, Life Style, Culture, Customs
The Tatar ethnic minority live mainly in Yining, Tacheng and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Historically this minority was known as Dada and first was mentioned in the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). The national census in 2000 ...
Tags: The Tartar Nationality, Language, Character, Clothes, Food, Customs
Population and Distribution: The Uzbek people are an ethnic minority numbering 12, 370, according to a census taken in 2000. The Uzbek live in the provinces of Yining, Tacheng, Kashgar, Shache, Yecheng and Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur ...
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With a population of 188,824 according to the year 2000 census, the Xibe ethnic minority mainly inhabits Liaoning, Jilin, and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Most believe they are descendants of the Xianbei people, a nomadic tribe that ...
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The Tajik ethnic minority is mainly distributed across the Tashi Ku'ergan Tagik Autonomous County in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According to the census taken in 2000, the Tajiks have a population of 41,028. Although this group is ...
Tags: The Tajik Nationality, Language, Belief, Food, Clothes, Festivals, Customs
The Kirgiz ethnic minority is named after a word meaning forty girls. The Kirgiz have a population of 160,823 mostly distributed throughout the Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Ili, Dacheng, Aksu, Kashgar, the southwest of Xinjiang Autonomous ...
Tags: The Kirgiz Nationality, Language, Food Culture, Crafts, Marriage Custom
With a population of 634,912 recorded in the 2000 census, the Lisu ethnic minority mainly inhabit in the Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, and the few in other cities within Yunnan and Sichuang. According to their clan ...
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The Indian Government said that this move will allow firms to conveniently switch to uniform norms for selling their products. With the revision, its now mandatory for FMCG companies to pack and sell products such as biscuits and milk ...
Tags: Packaging Norm, India, Indian packaging, Fmcg Firms
Distribution and Population: The Oroqen ethnic minority lives primarily in mountainous areas of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Regions and Heilongjiang Province, an area known for its abundant wild animal resources. The name Oroqen ...
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The Ewenki ethnic minority treasures their name of nationality which means 'people living in the mountain forests'. With a relatively small population of 30,505 (in the year 2000), the Ewenki ethnic minority mostly live in the Inner ...
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The Delhi government has enforced a ban on manufacture, sale and use of plastic bags, which came into effect from 23 November 2012, in a bid to deal with the increasing rubbish problems in the city. The government issued notification in ...
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This week Premier Foods announced plans to axe 900 jobs and to close two bakeries, while Dutch meat group Vion revealed the sale of its UK food businesses - raising doubts about the future of 13,000 employees. Here, we capture a flavour of ...
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